Curtain-rack



(No Model.)

W; MEYER.

CURTAIN RACK.

Patented' Jan. 1`8, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

WILLIAM MEYER, oE BEAVER EALLs, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,288,6lated January 18, 1887.

Application filed September 30, 1866. Serial No. 215,019. (No model.)

To ILZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MEYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaver Falls, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in curtain-racks; and it consists in anl elastic frame that extends across over the window, and is provided with eyes for hooksto attach it, and with a needle that passes through the upper edge ofthe curtain to secure it, as will be fully described hereinafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a curtain-v rack embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. p

A represents a strong wire that is bent for the purpose of forming the rack, and terminates in a needle that is to pass through the upper end of the curtain to uphold it. Beginning at one side, the end of the wire is bent to the frame, as at 71, and formed into an eye, c, for a hook, d', and then into a loop, b. After forming the loop b the wire is straightened to form the needle a, extending from the loop across to the opposite side, passing under the catch c toa short distance beyond.

The needlen, removedfrom under the catch, is to be run through the upper edge of the curtain to uphold it. Having been attached, the loose end of the curtain is to be thrown over the straight part f o f the wire, to descend down before the window. The loops b b serve to brace the rack when the curtains are placed.

The length of the needle n is such as to allowthe two sides to be pulled apart without losing its hold in the catch a, or approached to each other to assume the required width of the window.

. The rack, whether made of one piece or of two, is suspended from the hooks d d', and can be readily placed or removed,the elasticity of the wire frame allowing it to be adjusted for the introduction of the hooks into the eyes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a curtain-fixture, the combination of suitable supports secured to the window-frame with a curtainrack formed from a single piece of wire, having the horizontal portion f, a bend or curve, h, at each end, the coils c c, to catch upon the support, the needle n, to pass through the curtain, and the catch a, to engage with the needle, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I atiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM MEYER.

Witnesses:

T. F. LEHMANN, ED. MEYER. 

